VALÉORINE London

Machado de Assis

Machado de Assis was a Brazilian writer, linguist, poet, journalist, novelist and translator (1839–1908). He was born at Rio de Janeiro.

Also recorded as Joachim María Machado de Assis.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis.

Born at Rio de Janeiro in 1839, died at Rio de Janeiro in 1908.

Identity and origins

Machado de Assis was recorded at birth as Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis. The authorities additionally record the heading Joachim María Machado de Assis. His recorded languages were French and Portuguese.

He married Carolina Augusta Xavier de Novais.

Formation and teaching

His recorded influences include Dante Alighieri, Edgar Allan Poe, Lucian of Samosata, Laurence Sterne and François de La Rochefoucauld.

Career and activity

His work is associated with Romanticism and literary realism.

He was employed by A Marmota. Recorded position is seat 23 of the Academia Brasileira de Letras. He belonged to Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Work and production

Works recorded as notable number 4: Crisálidas, O alienista, Dom Casmurro and The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas. His recorded genre is style of Machado de Assis.

Recognition and collections

Machado de Assis received Knight of the Imperial Order of the Rose, Officer of the Imperial Order of the Rose and Livro dos Heróis e Heroínas da Pátria.

Catalogued works

58 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. The first 12 are listed here.

The Secret Cause (2025). O alienista. Quincas Borba. Dom Casmurro. The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas. A Mão e a Luva. Helena. Ressurreição. The Case of the Stick. A Cartomante. Crisálidas. Esaú e Jacó.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

PRIMEIRAS DEDICATÓRIAS DE MACHADO DE ASSIS, Machado de Assis em Linha, 2023. SOBRE A RETÓRICA DE MACHADO DE ASSIS, Machado de Assis em Linha, 2023. "MACHADO DE ASSIS, HOMEM DE AÇÃO", "A HUMANIDADE DE MACHADO DE ASSIS" E "MACHADO DE ASSIS VIVIA AS INQUIETAÇÕES DE SUA ÉPOCA", Machado de Assis em Linha, 2020. MACHADO DE ASSIS, AFROPESSIMISTA: UMA POSSIBILIDADE HERMENÊUTICA?, Machado de Assis em Linha, 2024. OS "EXTRAS" SUBALTERNOS DE MACHADO DE ASSIS, Machado de Assis em Linha, 2024.

In detail

the recorded working language is French and Portuguese.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are style of Machado de Assis. The authority associates the name with Romanticism and literary realism. Dante Alighieri, Edgar Allan Poe and Lucian of Samosata are recorded as an influence.

Employment is recorded with A Marmota. Positions recorded include seat 23 of the Academia Brasileira de Letras. Membership is recorded of Brazilian Academy of Letters.

Works named in the authority record are Crisálidas, O alienista, Dom Casmurro and The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas.

Distinctions recorded are Knight of the Imperial Order of the Rose, Officer of the Imperial Order of the Rose and Livro dos Heróis e Heroínas da Pátria.

Chronology

  1. 1839Machado de Assis born at Rio de Janeiro.
  2. 1908Machado de Assis died at Rio de Janeiro.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Machado de Assis”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    Consult the source

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q311145: Machado de Assis

    Consult the source

Elsewhere in Books

12,667 published records in this field, each with its sources named.

Best supported in this field

Read the complete books index

Within VALÉORINE